urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-047fb7d5-4c5f-4a9c-bcb3-7e54fca041c3Benchmarking and systems performance - hosted by Elisabeth Stahl - Tags - unisys Benchmarking and systems performance - hosted by Elisabeth Stahl03062013-12-05T15:01:57-05:00IBM Connections - Blogsurn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-d3fd49b8-2611-483c-b94f-cba0e0e54075Hard to Believe Benchmarkingestahl0600029JQ8activefalseComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikestrue2009-02-19T00:41:53-05:002009-02-19T00:41:53-05:00And now from the Hard to Believe File.<br><br>After waiting almost a year for a new <a href="http://www.tpc.org/tpch/results/tpch_results.asp?orderby=hardware">TPC-H</a> 10TB result, we get one. <br><br>The <a href="http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/02188957.htm">new result is from Unisys.</a><br><br>The new result is a Xeon result and used the latest hex-core processor chips (4 activated on each).<br><br>The result is actually exciting because it is the first and only Intel 10TB result, a great price performer, and surpasses HP. The part that is not hard to believe is that IBM is still #1. (1)<br><br>Starbucks is now in the business of <a href=" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/business/18sbux.html">instant coffee.</a><br><br>************************************************<br>(1) Unisys ES7000 Model 7600R Enterprise Server, 16 Intel Xeon X7460 six-core processors, 2.66GHz, with four active cores in each socket, 64 active cores and threads, result of 80,172.7 QphH@10,000GB at $18.95 per QphH@10,000GB (available 2/17/09), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition x64, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition vs. HP Integrity Superdome, dual-core Itanium processors, 32 sockets, 64 active cores and threads, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (availability 8/30/08) result of 63,650.9 QphH@10,000GB at $38.54 per QphH@10,000GB. A 128-core (32-node 4-core) IBM Power 570 cluster (4.7 GHz, 64 chips, 256 threads) with DB2 is the best overall TPC-H result at 10TB (343,551 QphH@10000GB, 32.89$/QphH, configuration available 04/15/08) vs. HP TPC-H 10TB result of 208,457 QphH@10000GB, $27.97/QphH, configuration available 09/10/08) on an Integrity Superdome (1.6GHz Itanium, 64 chips, 128 cores, 128 threads). <br>Source: www.tpc.org. Results as of 2/19/09.<br><br>TPC-C ,TPC-H, and TPC-E are trademarks of the Transaction Performance Processing Council (TPPC).<br><br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/TPC-H" rel="tag">TPC-H</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmark" rel="tag">benchmark</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/DB2" rel="tag">DB2</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/HP" rel="tag">HP</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/POWER6" rel="tag">POWER6</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/ES7000" rel="tag">ES7000</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Xeon" rel="tag">Xeon</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Itanium" rel="tag">Itanium</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>And now from the Hard to Believe File.<br><br>After waiting almost a year for a new <a href="http://www.tpc.org/tpch/results/tpch_results.asp?orderby=hardware">TPC-H</a> 10TB result, we get one. <br><br>The <a href="http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/02188957.htm">new result is from Unisys.</a><br><br>The new result is a Xeon result and used the latest hex-core processor chips (4 activated on each).<br><br>The result is actually exciting because it is the first and only Intel 10TB result, a great price performer, and surpasses HP. The part that is not hard to believe is that IBM is still #1. (1)<br><br>Starbucks is now in the business of <a href=" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/business/18sbux.html">instant coffee.</a><br><br>************************************************<br>(1) Unisys ES7000 Model 7600R Enterprise Server, 16 Intel Xeon X7460 six-core processors, 2.66GHz, with four active cores in each socket, 64 active cores and threads, result of 80,172.7 QphH@10,000GB at $18.95 per QphH@10,000GB (available 2/17/09), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition x64, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition vs. HP Integrity Superdome, dual-core Itanium processors, 32 sockets, 64 active cores and threads, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (availability 8/30/08) result of 63,650.9 QphH@10,000GB at $38.54 per QphH@10,000GB. A 128-core (32-node 4-core) IBM Power 570 cluster (4.7 GHz, 64 chips, 256 threads) with DB2 is the best overall TPC-H result at 10TB (343,551 QphH@10000GB, 32.89$/QphH, configuration available 04/15/08) vs. HP TPC-H 10TB result of 208,457 QphH@10000GB, $27.97/QphH, configuration available 09/10/08) on an Integrity Superdome (1.6GHz Itanium, 64 chips, 128 cores, 128 threads). <br>Source: www.tpc.org. Results as of 2/19/09.<br><br>TPC-C ,TPC-H, and TPC-E are trademarks of the Transaction Performance Processing Council (TPPC).<br><br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/TPC-H" rel="tag">TPC-H</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmark" rel="tag">benchmark</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/DB2" rel="tag">DB2</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/HP" rel="tag">HP</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/POWER6" rel="tag">POWER6</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/ES7000" rel="tag">ES7000</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Xeon" rel="tag">Xeon</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Itanium" rel="tag">Itanium</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>And now from the Hard to Believe File. After waiting almost a year for a new TPC-H 10TB result, we get one. The new result is from Unisys. The new result is a Xeon result and used the latest hex-core processor chips (4 activated on each). The result is...002072urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-047fb7d5-4c5f-4a9c-bcb3-7e54fca041c3Benchmarking and systems performance - hosted by Elisabeth Stahl2013-12-05T15:01:57-05:00urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-8179e33d-7393-46a0-b164-11528d5d2ed3Touching the Benchmark Wallestahl0600029JQ8activefalseComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikestrue2008-08-11T13:29:35-04:002008-08-11T13:29:35-04:00As I watched the Olympic swimmers again last night, I couldn't help but appreciate the beauty in form and the simplicity in the end goal. Get to that last wall before all of your competitors. And, by the way, set a record if you can. <br><br>Which is exactly what we all try to do with industry standard benchmarks. <br><br>Last week Unisys published a <a href="http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/08068900.htm">press release</a> touting a "record-breaking benchmark" on an ES7000. They referred to results from a Unisys and Microsoft study, performed by Unisys and Microsoft engineers. <br><br>What I really like best is the statement "These results remain unmatched by any other vendor." Hey Unisys - you really only get to say that when you use an industry standard or ISV benchmark that is actually run by other vendors and audited by benchmark consortia. <br><br>And you really only get to say that when you are as good as someone like Michael Phelps or Jason Lezak. <br><br>************************************************<br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmark" rel="tag">benchmark</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/ES7000" rel="tag">ES7000</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>As I watched the Olympic swimmers again last night, I couldn't help but appreciate the beauty in form and the simplicity in the end goal. Get to that last wall before all of your competitors. And, by the way, set a record if you can. <br><br>Which is exactly what we all try to do with industry standard benchmarks. <br><br>Last week Unisys published a <a href="http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/08068900.htm">press release</a> touting a "record-breaking benchmark" on an ES7000. They referred to results from a Unisys and Microsoft study, performed by Unisys and Microsoft engineers. <br><br>What I really like best is the statement "These results remain unmatched by any other vendor." Hey Unisys - you really only get to say that when you use an industry standard or ISV benchmark that is actually run by other vendors and audited by benchmark consortia. <br><br>And you really only get to say that when you are as good as someone like Michael Phelps or Jason Lezak. <br><br>************************************************<br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmark" rel="tag">benchmark</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/ES7000" rel="tag">ES7000</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>As I watched the Olympic swimmers again last night, I couldn't help but appreciate the beauty in form and the simplicity in the end goal. Get to that last wall before all of your competitors. And, by the way, set a record if you can. Which is exactly what...001483urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-047fb7d5-4c5f-4a9c-bcb3-7e54fca041c3Benchmarking and systems performance - hosted by Elisabeth Stahl2013-12-05T15:01:57-05:00urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-f45ca88b-fb97-4a61-ba18-daa5c7462e55On the Whole They'd Rather Be in Philadelphiaestahl0600029JQ8activefalseComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikestrue2007-12-19T00:01:57-05:002007-12-19T00:01:57-05:00Philadelphia. Land of the Liberty Bell, the greatest university ever, and soft pretzels with mustard. And now, finally, Philadelphia is hot. <br><br>Thirty years ago I knew Philadelphia was hot. Even when you would hear "Last weekend I spent the month in Philadelphia." <br><br>Now we have a beautiful waterfront walk along the Schuylkill, wonderful restaurants even at places like 45th and Spruce, and the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-12-12-airport-love-connections_N.htm">best airport in the country for singles.</a> <br><br>So it was with great excitement that I read this morning that <a href="http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/12188844.htm">Unisys will be moving its corporate headquarters to Philadelphia</a> "to help the company enhance its image with clients and prospects, open opportunities for employees, and attract talent. . ." <br><br>The talent, of course, that's always been there. In 1946 the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC">ENIAC</a>, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was built at the University of Pennsylvania. A calculation that took 40 hours by hand now ran in seconds. All in Philadelphia.<br><br>************************************************<br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmark" rel="tag">benchmark</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/ENIAC" rel="tag">ENIAC</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Philadelphia" rel="tag">Philadelphia</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Penn" rel="tag">Penn</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/computer" rel="tag">computer</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>Philadelphia. Land of the Liberty Bell, the greatest university ever, and soft pretzels with mustard. And now, finally, Philadelphia is hot. <br><br>Thirty years ago I knew Philadelphia was hot. Even when you would hear "Last weekend I spent the month in Philadelphia." <br><br>Now we have a beautiful waterfront walk along the Schuylkill, wonderful restaurants even at places like 45th and Spruce, and the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-12-12-airport-love-connections_N.htm">best airport in the country for singles.</a> <br><br>So it was with great excitement that I read this morning that <a href="http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/12188844.htm">Unisys will be moving its corporate headquarters to Philadelphia</a> "to help the company enhance its image with clients and prospects, open opportunities for employees, and attract talent. . ." <br><br>The talent, of course, that's always been there. In 1946 the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC">ENIAC</a>, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was built at the University of Pennsylvania. A calculation that took 40 hours by hand now ran in seconds. All in Philadelphia.<br><br>************************************************<br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmark" rel="tag">benchmark</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/ENIAC" rel="tag">ENIAC</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Philadelphia" rel="tag">Philadelphia</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Penn" rel="tag">Penn</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/computer" rel="tag">computer</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>Philadelphia. Land of the Liberty Bell, the greatest university ever, and soft pretzels with mustard. And now, finally, Philadelphia is hot. Thirty years ago I knew Philadelphia was hot. Even when you would hear "Last weekend I spent the month in...001686urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-047fb7d5-4c5f-4a9c-bcb3-7e54fca041c3Benchmarking and systems performance - hosted by Elisabeth Stahl2013-12-05T15:01:57-05:00urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-a6cba7d9-0e6d-4e46-8b9b-f73f99c895f2A Bad Hair Day for Unisysestahl0600029JQ8activefalseComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikestrue2007-09-25T17:28:34-04:002007-09-25T17:28:34-04:00Sometimes, we don't know why, but we just have a bad hair day. Whatever we do, whether it involves special shampoos, conditioners, or even gels, it just seems that we can't get it right.<br><br>That must have been the feeling Unisys had yesterday. First, they had to <a href="http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/09248817.htm">dispute</a> an allegation made in <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/23/AR2007092301471_pf.html">The Washington Post that they "did not properly install essential security systems" for the Department of Homeland Security.</a><br><br>Then, they publish an <a href="http://www50.sap.com/benchmarkdata/sd2tier.asp">SAP SD Benchmark result</a> that is 35% behind even Sun.(1) And the IBM POWER6 result that uses just HALF the cores and HALF the memory is 47% better.(2)<br><br>The good news here for Unisys is that tomorrow is another day. <br><br>******************************************************<br>(1) Unisys SAP SD result of 5,408 SD Users (1.93 avg. response time, cert #2007058) on the Unisys Enterprise Server Model ES7000/one with 16 processors / 32 cores / 64 threads, DC Xeon 7140M, 3.4 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache per core, 16 MB L3 cache per processor and 256 GB main memory running SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SAP ECC Release 6.0 vs. Sun SAP SD result of 7300 SD Users (1.98 avg. response time, cert #2007026) on the Sun/Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise Server Model M8000 (16 2.4 GHzSPARC64 VI chips, 64 threads) running Oracle 10g on Solaris 10.<br>(2) IBM SAP SD 16-core IBM System p 570 (8 4.7 GHz POWER6 chips, 32 threads) result of 8000 users (1.98 second average response time, cert # 2007039) 128 GB main memory, running DB2 9, AIX 5L V5.3, SAP ECC Release 6.0<br>Source: http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/; Results as of 9/25/07. <br><br> The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br>SAP, mySAP and other SAP product and service names mentioned herein as well as their respectivelogos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries allover the world. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/SAP" rel="tag">SAP</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/POWER6" rel="tag">POWER6</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Sun" rel="tag">Sun</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>Sometimes, we don't know why, but we just have a bad hair day. Whatever we do, whether it involves special shampoos, conditioners, or even gels, it just seems that we can't get it right.<br><br>That must have been the feeling Unisys had yesterday. First, they had to <a href="http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/09248817.htm">dispute</a> an allegation made in <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/23/AR2007092301471_pf.html">The Washington Post that they "did not properly install essential security systems" for the Department of Homeland Security.</a><br><br>Then, they publish an <a href="http://www50.sap.com/benchmarkdata/sd2tier.asp">SAP SD Benchmark result</a> that is 35% behind even Sun.(1) And the IBM POWER6 result that uses just HALF the cores and HALF the memory is 47% better.(2)<br><br>The good news here for Unisys is that tomorrow is another day. <br><br>******************************************************<br>(1) Unisys SAP SD result of 5,408 SD Users (1.93 avg. response time, cert #2007058) on the Unisys Enterprise Server Model ES7000/one with 16 processors / 32 cores / 64 threads, DC Xeon 7140M, 3.4 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache per core, 16 MB L3 cache per processor and 256 GB main memory running SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SAP ECC Release 6.0 vs. Sun SAP SD result of 7300 SD Users (1.98 avg. response time, cert #2007026) on the Sun/Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise Server Model M8000 (16 2.4 GHzSPARC64 VI chips, 64 threads) running Oracle 10g on Solaris 10.<br>(2) IBM SAP SD 16-core IBM System p 570 (8 4.7 GHz POWER6 chips, 32 threads) result of 8000 users (1.98 second average response time, cert # 2007039) 128 GB main memory, running DB2 9, AIX 5L V5.3, SAP ECC Release 6.0<br>Source: http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/; Results as of 9/25/07. <br><br> The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br>SAP, mySAP and other SAP product and service names mentioned herein as well as their respectivelogos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries allover the world. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/SAP" rel="tag">SAP</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/POWER6" rel="tag">POWER6</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Sun" rel="tag">Sun</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>Sometimes, we don't know why, but we just have a bad hair day. Whatever we do, whether it involves special shampoos, conditioners, or even gels, it just seems that we can't get it right. That must have been the feeling Unisys had yesterday. First, they had...002315urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-047fb7d5-4c5f-4a9c-bcb3-7e54fca041c3Benchmarking and systems performance - hosted by Elisabeth Stahl2013-12-05T15:01:57-05:00urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-61486395-1eb0-46fd-8fcd-9fd24e36f028First TPC-Eestahl0600029JQ8activefalseComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikestrue2007-07-12T10:07:18-04:002007-07-12T10:09:14-04:00Firsts are important. First tooth, first pet, first kiss, first job, first car, first million.<br><br>Today we have a first in benchmarking, the first and long-awaited <a href="http://www.tpc.org/tpce/">TPC-E</a> result. TPC-E is the new OLTP workload based on a brokerage firm's business model. The database, data, transactions, and implementation rules have been designed to be broadly representative of modern OLTP systems. <br><br>This <a href="http://www.ideasinternational.com/benchmark/ben020.aspx?b=cf9a5638-fb27-481a-8b22-21301ae95089">first result</a> was published by Unisys. We could analyze the details, but does it really matter when no comparisons can be made ? <br><br>First is great, but it's not #1. (Or actually it can be, at least for a little while.)<br><br>************************************************<br><br><br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br>TPC Benchmarks are registered trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/TPC-E" rel="tag">TPC-E</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmark" rel="tag">benchmark</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/first" rel="tag">first</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>Firsts are important. First tooth, first pet, first kiss, first job, first car, first million.<br><br>Today we have a first in benchmarking, the first and long-awaited <a href="http://www.tpc.org/tpce/">TPC-E</a> result. TPC-E is the new OLTP workload based on a brokerage firm's business model. The database, data, transactions, and implementation rules have been designed to be broadly representative of modern OLTP systems. <br><br>This <a href="http://www.ideasinternational.com/benchmark/ben020.aspx?b=cf9a5638-fb27-481a-8b22-21301ae95089">first result</a> was published by Unisys. We could analyze the details, but does it really matter when no comparisons can be made ? <br><br>First is great, but it's not #1. (Or actually it can be, at least for a little while.)<br><br>************************************************<br><br><br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br>TPC Benchmarks are registered trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. <br><br><b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/TPC-E" rel="tag">TPC-E</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmark" rel="tag">benchmark</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/first" rel="tag">first</a>,<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>Firsts are important. First tooth, first pet, first kiss, first job, first car, first million. Today we have a first in benchmarking, the first and long-awaited TPC-E result. TPC-E is the new OLTP workload based on a brokerage firm's business model. The...001680urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-047fb7d5-4c5f-4a9c-bcb3-7e54fca041c3Benchmarking and systems performance - hosted by Elisabeth Stahl2013-12-05T15:01:57-05:00urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-eb4cfa7f-3168-4cce-96b0-196e7606f27aSpring Break and TPC-Cestahl0600029JQ8activefalseComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikestrue2007-03-28T11:03:07-04:002007-03-28T11:37:40-04:00<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_break">Spring Break</a> is almost here for many of us. Spring Break evokes visions of being social and being part of a community, among other things. It's a form of getting everyone together in the spirit of competition and camaraderie. It usually involves the sand and the sun.<br><br>Lots of <a href="http://www.tpc.org">TPC-C</a> results were published this week. <a href="ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/eserver/benchmarks/news/newsblurb_x3950_DB2_tpcc_032607.pdf">IBM System x3950 and DB2 9 </a> achieved an outstanding result of more than half a million tpmC running Linux and using IBM System Storage (1). HP just published the best TPC-C price/performance on the planet at 94 cents (2), surpassing <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/benchmarking?entry=what_can_you_buy_these">Dell</a>, the poster child in this space who published earlier this month. Even <a href="http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_last_ten_results.asp">Unisys</a> is in the game this week. Still no Sun on the horizon here. <br><br>We're still waiting for Sun to join the party . . . <br><br>*****************************************************<br>(1) IBM TPC-C result of 511,342 tpmC, $5.45/tpmC, avail. 3/26/2007 on the IBM System x3950 with 8 Xeon 7150N dual-core processor chips (16 cores, 8 chips, 32 threads, 3.5 GHz, 128 GB memory) running DB2 9 on Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 for Intel EM64T.<br>(2)HP TPC-C result of 82,774 tpmC, $0.94/tpmC, avail. 3/27/2007 on the HP ProLiant ML350G5 with 1 quad-core Intel E5320 Processor @ 1.86 GHz (1 processor chip, 4 cores, 4 threads) with 2 x 4MB L2 cache and 20 GB of main memory, running SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1.<br>Source: http://www.tpc.org/. Results current as of 3/28/07.<br><br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br>TPC Benchmarks are registered trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. <br><br> <b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/TPC-C" rel="tag">TPC-C</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Sun" rel="tag">Sun</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/HP" rel="tag">HP</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_break">Spring Break</a> is almost here for many of us. Spring Break evokes visions of being social and being part of a community, among other things. It's a form of getting everyone together in the spirit of competition and camaraderie. It usually involves the sand and the sun.<br><br>Lots of <a href="http://www.tpc.org">TPC-C</a> results were published this week. <a href="ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/eserver/benchmarks/news/newsblurb_x3950_DB2_tpcc_032607.pdf">IBM System x3950 and DB2 9 </a> achieved an outstanding result of more than half a million tpmC running Linux and using IBM System Storage (1). HP just published the best TPC-C price/performance on the planet at 94 cents (2), surpassing <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/benchmarking?entry=what_can_you_buy_these">Dell</a>, the poster child in this space who published earlier this month. Even <a href="http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_last_ten_results.asp">Unisys</a> is in the game this week. Still no Sun on the horizon here. <br><br>We're still waiting for Sun to join the party . . . <br><br>*****************************************************<br>(1) IBM TPC-C result of 511,342 tpmC, $5.45/tpmC, avail. 3/26/2007 on the IBM System x3950 with 8 Xeon 7150N dual-core processor chips (16 cores, 8 chips, 32 threads, 3.5 GHz, 128 GB memory) running DB2 9 on Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 for Intel EM64T.<br>(2)HP TPC-C result of 82,774 tpmC, $0.94/tpmC, avail. 3/27/2007 on the HP ProLiant ML350G5 with 1 quad-core Intel E5320 Processor @ 1.86 GHz (1 processor chip, 4 cores, 4 threads) with 2 x 4MB L2 cache and 20 GB of main memory, running SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1.<br>Source: http://www.tpc.org/. Results current as of 3/28/07.<br><br>The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. <br><br>TPC Benchmarks are registered trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. <br><br> <b>technorati tags:</b> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/IBM" rel="tag">IBM</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/systems" rel="tag">systems</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/performance" rel="tag">performance</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/TPC-C" rel="tag">TPC-C</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Sun" rel="tag">Sun</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/HP" rel="tag">HP</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Unisys" rel="tag">Unisys</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/benchmarking" rel="tag">benchmarking</a></p> <br/>Spring Break is almost here for many of us. Spring Break evokes visions of being social and being part of a community, among other things. It's a form of getting everyone together in the spirit of competition and camaraderie. It usually involves the sand...002531urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-047fb7d5-4c5f-4a9c-bcb3-7e54fca041c3Benchmarking and systems performance - hosted by Elisabeth Stahl2013-12-05T15:01:57-05:00